5 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

I got around the double shipping issue by sending it to my victi....err...recipient direct from the place I ordered from.

Can’t disagree with that plan of action, but I was shopping for three worthy recipients ?.

Mine's going direct to recipient as well. But the chances of it being late are fairly high since the company takes a while to get baits out.

I received my Fishmas Loot, I might have to get another tackle tray to fit all this stuff in my boat. ?

 

Thanks, Kent

 

Got my box on Friday, it's heavy(ish), and doesn't rattle of shift, so I'm thinking jigs/spinnerbaits and/ or plastics, I won't be opening it till Christmas, also due to "technical difficulties"?, I've been unable to access my pms until today, so I'll be mailing my pkg tomorrow first thing.

Opened my package today! Thanks.

@Siebert Outdoors - Mike, above and beyond my friend. This is really going to up my game next year. Thank you so much

The gift from @LrgmouthShad aka Santa Shad arrived today. The gift will be opened by my grandson on Christmas Day and I will post pics then.

 

Thanks again @deaknh03 for hosting this exchange every year.

 

Guys/Gals, just a reminder, we have a Fishmas raffle going on until midnight on December 25th. We have reached $535.00 of our $1000 goal.

 

16 minutes ago, slonezp said:

The gift from @LrgmouthShad aka Santa Shad arrived today. The gift will be opened by my grandson on Christmas Day and I will post pics then.

You can tell him “Santa Shad” is one of Santa’s workers. Like an elf. Elf shad? 
 

I dunno what you’ll tell him “slonezp the 2nd” stands for. I’ll leave that up to you lol ?
 

Glad you got it sir ??

Every year I say I’m waiting until Christmas but that never happens.  Thank you very much Joseph.  These baits are sweet!   
 

Merry Christmas all!

I couldn’t wait either, thanks @TcRoc! Can’t wait to try the Archelons, and Rage Craws and Dark Sleepers are staples in my arsenal. I appreciate it!

1 hour ago, Siebert Outdoors said:

Every year I say I’m waiting until Christmas but that never happens.  Thank you very much Joseph.  These baits are sweet!   
 

Merry Christmas all!

You’re a hard guy to buy for so I went with baits that have worked well for me this year. Oddly enough, I’ve had good results using those smaller Bellows Sticks as finesse jig trailers, so that’s why I threw them in.
Merry Christmas!

 

Edit…I didn’t mean to merge these two replies, it just did it. Lol

25 minutes ago, Jrob78 said:

I couldn’t wait either, thanks @TcRoc! Can’t wait to try the Archelons, and Rage Craws and Dark Sleepers are staples in my arsenal. I appreciate it!

You’re a hard guy to buy for so I went with baits that have worked well for me this year. Oddly enough, I’ve had good results using those smaller Bellows Sticks as finesse jig trailers, so that’s why I threw them in.
Merry Christmas!

 

Edit…I didn’t mean to merge these two replies, it just did it. Lol

I like the Archelons as much as the Rage Tails . Just depends on the action I’m looking for.. Merry Fishmas !

 My Fishmas 2022 package arrived late yesterday afternoon. Thank you and Merry Fishmas @MN Fisher for this haul of bass catching supplies, very much appreciated! The quality of those Fogy’s is impressive, it’s pretty easy to see why they are a favorite of yours and other Bass Resource members.
 Thanks @deaknh03 for being the wizard behind the curtain and setting up Fishmas 2022.
 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

 

 

Thanks @WRB!

 

 

I’m a big fan of two tone soft plastics and I think these will be great on a Carolina rig or as a smaller alternative to the giant TRD on a Texas rig. 

The drop shot hooks will help force the issue, I probably under-fish (as in, almost never) drop shots. 

Just loading up the jerk bait box (another under-fished presentation) and I don’t have a finesse jerk bait anything near this size. 

Finally, nothing quite like legit hair jigs. I know just the rock pile where the bass set up by a drop off to feed on the Shad. Haven’t ever put a hair jig past them. 
 

 

I received mine this morning! Whoever LWD is, you really outdid yourself! I'm absolutely thrilled. Now begins the long wait for the thaw...

 

 

WOW.  i am tempted to send another box next day air.  the magnitude of gifting is errrr...GREAT!!

 

sorry recipient of mine..:D  merry Christmas?

Thanks to @BrianMDTX for this great box of smallmouth baits! Well done in your choices of baits and colors! I fish the Rage Tails stand alone and as trailers. The menace grub and craw on a beetle spin/single colorado blade spinner has been a top producer. Senko's and flukes are smallmouth candy. The Bandit 100 crankbait is a must color in the Spring and will fish the jerkbait when all this weather passes if the river isn't blown out. 

New to me is the swimcrank. Topwater, wakebait, subsurface all in one. Looking forward to the blow-ups on that thing!

Thanks again and Merry Christmas! HD

 

 

Hey big thank you to @wisconsin heat for the jigs , chatterbaits , square bill, rage tails and bobbers stops.. all heavily used in my arsenal,, 

Merry Fishmas!!!! 

On 12/19/2022 at 7:56 PM, Jrob78 said:

Can’t wait to try the Archelons

 

The Archelon's are a top 3 flipping/pitching bait for me. The body is actually hollow, but the head is solid. If you look closely, there's a tiny hole near the antennas. A worm rattle fits perfectly in there, Make sure you slide it all the way up by squeezing the body, working it's way up. Then you can Texas rig it. Rattle never falls out. 

2 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

The Archelon's are a top 3 flipping/pitching bait for me. The body is actually hollow, but the head is solid. If you look closely, there's a tiny hole near the antennas. A worm rattle fits perfectly in there, Make sure you slide it all the way up by squeezing the body, working it's way up. Then you can Texas rig it. Rattle never falls out. 

Cool, yeah I noticed the rattle cavity but wondered how securely it would hold a rattle. These are right up my alley so I can't wait to try them.

So, it’s actually Fishmas, so I opened my gift, which came from @Darth-Baiter  I could not tell what it was until I opened the box. It’s a (at least to me) a big swimbait- a Jack All Gantarel Jr. I say “to me” as I do not have many lures of 1 oz. or heavier. This may be a great bait in the spring. I’m guessing I should use my HF baitcaster with this sucker! And it came with a handwritten letter which was nice. D-B, I hope it catches a big ol’ gal! Thanks! 
 

31 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

So, it’s actually Fishmas, so I opened my gift, which came from @Darth-Baiter  I could not tell what it was until I opened the box. It’s a (at least to me) a big swimbait- a Jack All Gantarel Jr. I say “to me” as I do not have many lures of 1 oz. or heavier. This may be a great bait in the spring. I’m guessing I should use my HF baitcaster with this sucker! And it came with a handwritten letter which was nice. D-B, I hope it catches a big ol’ gal! Thanks! 
 

Wait until you see the action. It does u-turns at the twitch of the reel handles.  The strikes are extraordinary!  Light inputs brings that thing to life!!

 

merry Christmas bud. 

48 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

So, it’s actually Fishmas, so I opened my gift, which came from @Darth-Baiter  I could not tell what it was until I opened the box. It’s a (at least to me) a big swimbait- a Jack All Gantarel Jr. I say “to me” as I do not have many lures of 1 oz. or heavier. This may be a great bait in the spring. I’m guessing I should use my HF baitcaster with this sucker! And it came with a handwritten letter which was nice. D-B, I hope it catches a big ol’ gal! Thanks! 
 

Those are the coolest baits, so much thought and detail put into them.   

 

Jackall baits have ridiculous action to them, as noted this bait will turn 180 and look a following fish in the eye with a twitch of the rod.  

1 hour ago, BrianMDTX said:

So, it’s actually Fishmas, so I opened my gift, which came from @Darth-Baiter  I could not tell what it was until I opened the box. It’s a (at least to me) a big swimbait- a Jack All Gantarel Jr. I say “to me” as I do not have many lures of 1 oz. or heavier. This may be a great bait in the spring. I’m guessing I should use my HF baitcaster with this sucker! And it came with a handwritten letter which was nice. D-B, I hope it catches a big ol’ gal! Thanks! 
 

I've had a lot of luck on gantarels. Nice bait.

On 12/17/2022 at 2:56 PM, swhit140 said:

I received my Fishmas Loot, I might have to get another tackle tray to fit all this stuff in my boat. ?

 

Thanks, Kent

 

 

Merry Christmas!

 

ahhh...morning.  sorry for my delay.  my loving wife this morning, leaned in slowly, with a smile and said asked me to...."can you make pancakes?"  

 

breakfast done.  ripped open the box and was so happy.  I got hooked up.  I now own a buzz bait!!!  and an elusive (in these parts) Sleeper Gill.  the rest was just super GRAVY!!!  never knew that clear bladed jig was a thing..  and some soft plastics!!  

 

go time.

 

thanks Fishballs06..thanks.  I see fish on the end of my line in the future.